Doctor lists North Shore estate for $5.65 million

An ophthalmologist and former owner of a Hyde Park hospital is asking $5.65 million for his historic Highland Park estate. James Desnick, formerly of Doctors Hospital of Hyde Park and Desnick Eye Center, declines to comment. Listing agent Julie Deutsch of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage says the brick 8,855-square-foot home, built in 1925 on Ravine Drive, is on the National Register of Historic Places and includes an outdoor pool and a coach house with an upstairs apartment. The listing also includes three contiguous buildable lots, one currently a clay tennis court and two others with homes that are “basically teardowns” that combine for about 2.5 acres, Ms. Deutsch says. Mr. Desnick paid $415,000 in 1994 for part of the property and took out a $6 million mortgage after acquiring another parcel in 2000, records show.

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This home has an outdoor pool. Photo from Trulia.

Interior designer lists Hinsdale home

A west suburban interior designer listed his six-bedroom Hinsdale home for $2.75 million. Nick Gilbert of Hinsdale Interiors said he and his wife, Susann, have adult children and are moving to another Hinsdale home they are building. They bought the house on Oak Street for $1.15 million in 1999, records show, and spent around $700,000 in a 2006 addition, including a new great room and two-car garage, Mr. Gilbert said. The home also features a private courtyard, outdoor pool and bath house. Mary Strong of Crawford Group Sotheby's Realty is handling the sale.

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This home was built in 1904. Photo from Trulia.

Walton Street exec buys Kenwood home

A principal at Chicago-based investment firm Walton Street Capital LLC paid $1.6 million last month for a renovated six-bedroom Kenwood home. Brett Rose said he and his wife, who works on the South Side, were looking for more space and liked the renovation by the seller, a venture led by Michael Supera of Sandz Development Co. The 5,863-square-foot home on 50th Street was built in 1904 and includes four bedroom suites and a coach house with a two-bedroom apartment above a six-car garage, according to listing agent Janice Smith of @properties. Records show the seller paid $1.09 million for the property in 2010 and did not take out a mortgage. Mr. Supera did not return a message through his broker.